Overview

• Coach Vladimir Petkovic named Zidane in a 26-player squad for World Cup qualifiers against Somalia on October 9 and Uganda on October 14.
• FIFA approved Zidane’s change of national eligibility about two weeks before the call-up.
• Algeria tops its qualifying group and would clinch a 2026 World Cup place with a win in either of the two matches.
• The 27-year-old goalkeeper previously represented France at youth level and is eligible for Algeria through his father’s family.
• Zidane plays for Granada in Spain’s second division after coming through Real Madrid’s academy and featuring for its reserve team.